Rick Rypien

Rick Rypien

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Winnipeg Jets center Rick Rypien was found dead at his Alberta home on Monday, with the police telling local media there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the 27-year-old's death. Rypien had signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Jets as a free agent last month after six seasons with the Vancouver Canucks.

Winnipeg Jets center Rick Rypien was found dead at his Alberta home on Monday, with the police telling local media there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the 27-year-old's death. Rypien had signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Jets as a free agent last month after six seasons with the Vancouver Canucks. (Rob Grabowski/US Presswire)

Winnipeg Jets center Rick Rypien was found dead at his Alberta home on Monday, with the police telling local media there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the 27-year-old's death. Rypien had signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Jets as a free agent last month after six seasons with the Vancouver Canucks.